An attempt in progress to compile the most universal movies of all time, the creamiest of the crop, the most rewarding and eternal.
Sharing your assent or dissent, as well as any pertinent info, will be greatly appreciated and cited. The goal is not to make you admire this list. It's to get more people making this kind of list for themselves.

The structure of it is a modern fairytale. A woman is trapped in an ugly land wishes to escape, but which suitor should she pick? Which one is the prince? Shot in Finland, the camera movements swoop and capture the normalcy of the town, but in a way that lifts it, enlarges and deepens it, until it feels like a vast and painterly wonderland. The acting and writing are simple, direct, and sincere, but it's the subtle under-layer of sweetness and humor that makes it a treasured movie.